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Stephen Johnston makes his way down a shoal bank early on Day One.
Photo: Larry Towell
Within minutes Johnston is calling to his co-angler, Randy Allbright, for the net.
Photo: Larry Towell
As the bass breaks the top of the water, Johnston recalls the net after seeing it was only a striper.
Photo: Larry Towell
With a toss, Johnston returns the striper to the lake and starts casting again immediately.
Photo: Larry Towell
A lot of anglers were running on the lake early, either changing up game plans, or getting beat to their first fishing holes.
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Marvin Ettredge and his co-angler, Mike Johnson were working the deeper water, and working it slowly.
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Sandi Karnes and her co-angler Dusty Tucker work a long, shallow point, switching it up occasionally.
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David Mullins and his first day co-angler, Bryan Welborn, work chunk rock in deeper water, still looking for their first bass.
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Preston Johnson was in the same area, but fishing noticeably shallower.
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Austin Terry and Jonas Sprowls make their way out of the back of a cove as they work toward a shallow point.
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Chad Brauer gives a hand to his co-angler, Patrick Ross, who was fishing about 12 feet higher than Brauer.
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With a little jostle, and finally tripping his reel, Ross got his lure back.
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Doug Vahrenberg and Randall Ellis were fishing a very beautiful part of the lower end of Lake Texoma.
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Buck Carraway was also taking advantage of the lower end of Texoma, working the banks hard.
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After missing a visible bite, Carraway immediately changes lures and repositions the boat.
Photo: Larry Towell
After several attempts it was time to move on to the next taker.
Photo: Larry Towell
